PBH 400 EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
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What is the goal of policy? Answer - The goal of health policy is to PROMOTE
and PROTECT the health of individuals, and of populations "bound by
circumstance"
one main focus of policy and law in the realm of public health Answer -
locating the balance between public regulation of private individuals, and the
ability of those same parties to exercise rights that allow them to function free
of overly intrusive government intervention
Balancing rights Answer - o Infringe on individual rights when it can harm the
population as a whole
o Ex: girl from NJ comes back from Africa where she's been exposed to Ebola.
PBH officials volunteer her to stay on house arrest but she refused and went
grocery shopping. Danger to the population
o Balance between protecting herd while honoring the rights of the human.
Sometimes have to violate individual rights to protect the herd
o Health director can put warrant out for arrest of someone who is refusing to
take their antibiotics for TB because it puts the population at harm
What are police powers Answer - inherent authority of state and local
government systems to regulate individuals and businesses in the name of
public health promotion and protection
-Represent government authority to require individual conformance with
established standards of conduct; standards are designed to promote and
, protect the public's health, safety, and welfare, and to permit government
control of personal, corporate, and other private interests.
What are prevailing historical factors of public health policy Answer - -1880-
1960: professional autonomy, medical community had the expertise therefore
should make the policies
-1960-1980: social contracts, progressive time, medicaid and medicare, policies
passed center on access to care
-1980-now: free market
Definitions of policy Answer - -authoritative decisions made in exec, leg, or
judicial branches of government that are intended to direct or influence the
actions, behaviors, and decisions of others
-a course of action adopted and pursued by government, statesman, party, or
other organization
-authoritative decisions and guidelines that direct human behavior to specific
goals
What is the state policymaking structure Answer - 3 branches like the federal
policymaking structure
federal policymaking structure Answer - legislative branch: house and senate
executive branch: white house & administrative agencies
Judicial branch
who is the head of the state executive branch? Answer - the governor- he can
set policy, appoint cabinet members, and use state administrative agencies to
issue regulations that implement state laws
ALREADY PASSED!!
What is the goal of policy? Answer - The goal of health policy is to PROMOTE
and PROTECT the health of individuals, and of populations "bound by
circumstance"
one main focus of policy and law in the realm of public health Answer -
locating the balance between public regulation of private individuals, and the
ability of those same parties to exercise rights that allow them to function free
of overly intrusive government intervention
Balancing rights Answer - o Infringe on individual rights when it can harm the
population as a whole
o Ex: girl from NJ comes back from Africa where she's been exposed to Ebola.
PBH officials volunteer her to stay on house arrest but she refused and went
grocery shopping. Danger to the population
o Balance between protecting herd while honoring the rights of the human.
Sometimes have to violate individual rights to protect the herd
o Health director can put warrant out for arrest of someone who is refusing to
take their antibiotics for TB because it puts the population at harm
What are police powers Answer - inherent authority of state and local
government systems to regulate individuals and businesses in the name of
public health promotion and protection
-Represent government authority to require individual conformance with
established standards of conduct; standards are designed to promote and
, protect the public's health, safety, and welfare, and to permit government
control of personal, corporate, and other private interests.
What are prevailing historical factors of public health policy Answer - -1880-
1960: professional autonomy, medical community had the expertise therefore
should make the policies
-1960-1980: social contracts, progressive time, medicaid and medicare, policies
passed center on access to care
-1980-now: free market
Definitions of policy Answer - -authoritative decisions made in exec, leg, or
judicial branches of government that are intended to direct or influence the
actions, behaviors, and decisions of others
-a course of action adopted and pursued by government, statesman, party, or
other organization
-authoritative decisions and guidelines that direct human behavior to specific
goals
What is the state policymaking structure Answer - 3 branches like the federal
policymaking structure
federal policymaking structure Answer - legislative branch: house and senate
executive branch: white house & administrative agencies
Judicial branch
who is the head of the state executive branch? Answer - the governor- he can
set policy, appoint cabinet members, and use state administrative agencies to
issue regulations that implement state laws
